3 # Simple replacement for tar(1), using cpio(1).
5 # Copyright (c) 1996 Joerg Wunsch
8 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
9 # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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17 # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
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20 # IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DEVELOPERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
21 # INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
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26 # THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
32 # For use on the fixit floppy. External programs required:
33 # cpio(1), find(1), test(1)
37 archive
=${TAPE:-/dev/rsa0}
45 echo "usage: tar -{c|t|x} [-v] [-b blocksize] [-f archive] [files...]" 1>&2
50 # Prepend a hyphen to the first arg if necessary, so the traditional form
51 # ``tar xvf /dev/foobar'' will work, too. More kludgy legacy forms are not
55 if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
68 while getopts "ctxvb:f:" option
72 if [ $mode = "none" ] ; then
85 archive
="${OPTARG## }"
93 shift $
(($OPTIND - 1))
95 if [ "X${archive}" != "X-" ] ; then
96 device
="-F ${archive}"
97 # else: use stdin or stdout, which is the default for cpio
105 exec cpio -it $verbose $device --block-size="$blocksize" "$@"
108 exec cpio -idmu $verbose $device --block-size="$blocksize" "$@"
111 if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
112 # use current dir -- slightly bogus
116 cpio -o -H ustar
$verbose $device --block-size="$blocksize"